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St. Joseph
Incidence Rate1 by Primary Site and Sex: Cases Diagnosed in 1996, Indiana

Primary Site

Total

Males Females
Number Rate Number Rate Number Rate
All sites 1,230 390.6 611 451.9 619 355.3
Oral cavity and pharynx 35 11.7 22 17.4 13 7.0**
Lip * # * # * #
Tongue 8 2.6** * # 5 2.7**
Major salivary glands 7 2.4** * # * #
Floor of mouth * # * # * #
Gum and other mouth 9 2.9** 6 4.6** * #
Nasopharynx * # * # * #
Tonsil * # * # * #
Oropharynx * # * # * #
Hypopharynx * # * # * #
Pharynx and other oral cavity * # * # * #
Digestive system 231 68.8 128 92.2 103 53.7
Esophagus 14 4.1** 11 7.8** * #
Stomach 17 5.2** 7 5.4** 10 5.3**
Small intestine 7 2.1** * # 5 2.9**
Colon excluding rectum 114 33.1 62 44.3 52 25.8
Rectum and rectosigmoid 38 11.9 22 15.8 16 9.2**
Anus, anal canal, and anorectum * # * # * #
Liver and intrahepatic bile duct 8 2.8** 6 4.5** * #
Gallbladder * # * # * #
Other biliary 5 1.5** * # * #
Pancreas 24 7.0 13 9.6** 11 5.3**
Retroperitoneum * # * # * #
Peritoneum * # * # * #
Other digestive organs * # * # * #
Respiratory system 208 67.3 124 91.8 84 50.1
Nasal cavity, ear, and sinuses * # * # * #
Larynx 11 3.7** 8 6.2** * #
Lung and bronchus 194 62.7 113 83.5 81 48.3
Trachea, pleura, and other respiratory organs * # * # * #
Bones and joints * # * # * #
Soft tissue (including heart) 9 2.6** 7 5.1** * #
Skin (excluding basal and squamous) 30 9.6 16 11.2** 14 8.7**
Melanoma of the skin 30 9.6 16 11.2** 14 8.7**
Other non-epithelial skin cancers * # * # * #
Breast 199 63.8 * # 199 115.2
Female genital system 102 34.6 -- -- 102 64.1
Cervix uteri 14 4.5** -- -- 14 8.5**
Corpus uteri 44 15.6 -- -- 44 28.8
Uterus, NOS * # -- -- * #
Ovary 38 12.6 -- -- 38 23.3
Vagina * # -- -- * #
Vulva 5 1.4** -- -- 5 2.5**
Other female genital organs * # -- -- * #
Male genital system 172 54.9 172 127.7 -- --
Prostate gland 160 51.2 160 119.8 -- --
Testis 10 3.0** 10 6.5** -- --
Penis * # * # -- --
Other male genital organs * # * # -- --
Urinary system 104 32.5 79 58.5 25 14.5
Urinary bladder 65 19.6 52 38.2 13 7.1**
Kidney and renal pelvis 33 11.2 24 18.3 9 5.9**
Ureter 5 1.5** * # * #
Other urinary organs * # * # * #
Eye and orbit * # * # * #
Brain and other nervous system 23 8.3 9 7.3** 14 8.7**
Brain 22 7.9 9 7.3** 13 8.0**
Other nervous system * # * # * #
Endocrine system 10 3.1** * # 10 5.9**
Thyroid gland 8 2.5** * # 8 4.7**
Other endocrine (including thymus) * # * # * #
Lymphoma 53 16.5 23 16.8 30 15.4
Hodgkin’s disease 8 2.7** * # 5 2.7**
Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma 45 13.8 20 14.3 25 12.7
Multiple myeloma 9 2.7** 7 5.4** * #
Leukemia 19 6.2** 10 7.6** 9 4.9**
Acute lymphocytic * # * # * #
Chronic lymphocytic 7 2.1** * # * #
Acute myeloid 5 1.7** * # * #
Chronic myeloid * # * # * #
Other leukemias * # * # * #
Other, ill-defined and unknown sites 24 7.5 13 10.3** 11 5.3**

1 Per 100,000; Age-adjusted, 1970 U.S. Standard Million. Excludes in situ cancers except bladder, and also excludes basal and squamous cell carcinomas of the skin.
* Fewer than 5 cases, number suppressed to protect confidentiality.
** Rates based on fewer than twenty cases are unstable.
# Rate cannot be calculated.
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Source:  Indiana State Department of Health - Indiana State Cancer Registry and the Epidemiology Resource Center, Data Analysis Team, January 2001

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